As the taste of smokers with regard to the 

 flavor and aroma of pipe tobacco varies con- 

 siderably, some desiring a strong, others a mild 

 or light tobacco, this must be taken into ac- 

 count by the manufacturer and the blends 

 graded accordingly. 



Pipe smoking tobaccos are distinguished ac- 

 cording to the different mechanical processes 

 used in their production. Thus there are (1) 

 Granulated, (2) Plug-cut, (3) Long-cut, Fine- 

 cut, etc. In former days it was customary for 

 smokers to buy their tobacco in the roll or 

 twist and cut and manipulate it themselves. 

 This custom has, however, passed away almost 

 entirely in the U. S. It still survives to a large 

 extent in Europe where smokers prefer their 

 tobacco moist. In the U. S. pipe smoking 

 tobacco is usually cut and ready for the pipe 

 and sold in packages or cans. 



GRANULATED is tobacco that has been flaked 

 by breaking or cutting machines with blunt 

 teeth or saws and then passed over a series of 

 oscillating sieves of graded mesh. 



PLUG-CUT or CUT-PLUG is first made into 

 plugs by pressure. These plugs are then cut 

 into thin slices convenient for crumbling. The 

 slices are put up in packages in which form the 

 smoker uses it. Special forms of cut-plug are, 

 bird's-eye, short-cut, cube-cut, straight-cut, 



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